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Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),〔(Steve McNair Found Dead ). ''WTVF'', July 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-04.〕 nicknamed Air McNair, was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He spent a majority of his career with the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans and also played for the Baltimore Ravens.〔(Steve McNair Stats, News, Photos ). ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2009.〕 McNair played college football at Alcorn State in Lorman, Mississippi, where he won the 1994 Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was drafted third overall by the NFL's Houston Oilers in 1995, becoming the Oilers' regular starting quarterback in 1997, their first season in Tennessee (though he started six games over the prior two seasons in Houston), and remained the starting quarterback for the Titans through 2005. After the 2005 season, McNair was traded to the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he played for two seasons before retiring after thirteen NFL seasons.〔(Shooting Unveils Very Different Sides of Ex-NFL Quarterback Steve McNair ). ''Fox News'', July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-06.〕 McNair led the Titans to the playoffs four times, and the Ravens once, and played in Super Bowl XXXIV with the Titans. He is the Titans' all-time leading passer. McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times, was All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003, all as a Titan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=McNair helped bring stability and success to vagabond franchise )〕 On July 4, 2009, McNair was fatally shot by his mistress, Sahel Kazemi, in a murder–suicide. ==Early life== McNair was born in a small tin roofed house in Mount Olive, Mississippi, and attended Mount Olive High School as a freshman in the fall of 1987, where he played football, baseball, and basketball in addition to running track. As a junior, McNair led Mount Olive to the state championship. McNair also played free safety in high school, and in 1990 alone, he intercepted fifteen passes, raising his career total to 30, which tied the mark established by Terrell Buckley at Pascagoula High School. An All-State selection, McNair was named an All-American by Super Prep magazine.〔 The Seattle Mariners drafted him in the 35th round of the 1991 MLB amateur draft. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve McNair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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